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He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?